During my sojourn in the Ivory Tower, I knew many guys whohad their girlfriends stay with them! The truth is that any girlthat brings her stuffs to stay in your house in school must havea secrete plan. Now, you ain’t married yet she stays with youin your one-room apartment or probably, a bed-sitter. You maythink you are having a swell time, but my guy, let me tell you,you are definitely in for it!!! When a guy allows his girlfriend tostay with him in school, he is bound to do the following 5foolish things:

1) You spend the hard-earned money of your parents orguardians to rent an apartment and she packs in. She will savethe money that has been given to her and use it to better herlife! You go dey there dey form ‘married man’ grin I guess youhave never worked for money before so you don’t freakingknow what it means to cough out thousands or hundreds ofthousands to rent an apartment! I know guys who wouldn’t allowtheir younger ones stay with them in school, but dem fit paycontinuously for an apartment for dem and their girlfriends from100L to final year. What a pity!!!

2) You start feeding her! Deh say small pikin wey wan carry epapa for shoulder, na big blokos go suffocate am!!! grin Whenyou decide to live like a married man, you must also accept theresponsibilities of a married man! Simple. How can you be takingcare of somebody when you are still being taken care of? Idon’t get it. Most girls who find themselves in such positionwould definitely pray it lasts till they sit for their degree exams!She buys Brazilian hairs, jewelry, shoes, bags, clothes, etc withher up-keep money grin And you? You use yours to buy breads,fry eggs and make tea for the both of you! Not forgetting thather friends will still come and eat. When will you have sensethen?

3) If both of you are in the same dept., you end up doingassignments for her, writing tests and exams for her! Didn’tGod give her brain? There’s a high possibility that she wouldgraduate with a 2.1 and you, a 2.2 or a 3rd class because Godmust surely punish you for cheating and impersonating grin

4) You lose your privacy and the opportunity to interact andassociate with other reasonable, focused and ambitious students oncampus! Your friends take precaution before they visit you. Youare stuck with just one person. Why do you think young peopleare always encouraged to reach out to and make friends withmembers of the opposite sex far from the time they would begetting married? I ask you, Papa Lotanna!!! Yes, that’s who youaregrin since you have decided to get married in school withoutthe knowledge of your parents. That’s why I still prefer privateuniversities. Things like cohabiting hardly take place!

5) Foolishly thinking that both of you will get married at last!Most of the guys I knew personally in the university whocohabited with their girlfriends were later dumped or jilted aftergraduation. Reason: those girls would not want to lose theirprivacy normally living with a guy from 100L to final year butthey decided to cohabit to save their resources and live on theguys’ resourcesgrin I told you, these girls have plans and youare not part of their plans…just one of the steps on the ladderfor those plans to be achieved!!! So when will you have sense, Iasked again?Go to school, study very hard, learn a trade or skill as you areschooling. Make adequate plans for life after graduation. Stopmaking marriage plans with your that babe that cohabits with you.If you do, you do, you either day-dreaming or living in a fool’sparadise! You are free to have girlfriend because you are maturebut don’t allow them cohabit with you!A word is enough for the wise…peace to ya’ all.